Gravers LP wins Go Green' Award

PLYMOUTH — Annually the Environmental Advisory Board awards the “Go Green” Award to a Plymouth Township business that is making efforts to go green. This year’s recipient was Gravers LP. Gravers LP, owned by Jay, Bruce and Doug Seiler is committed to environmental stewardship by installing 896 individual 220 watt photo-voltaic solar modules to their business located at 1850 North Gravers Road. This total system provides up to 60% of the electricity needs of three of the building’s four tenants. Constructed in 2010, this photo-voltaic system is currently harnessing enough energy from the sun to rank it as the third largest system in Montgomery County, and the fourteenth largest in the State. Being the most ambitious project they have ever done, the system is expected to pay for itself in seven years. Uniquely designed, the modules are attached to a steel structural framework, instead of the roof, which allows for roof repairs and building equipment maintenance. The power generated by this system has offset the carbon dioxide equivalent as the amount that 19,500 mature trees absorb in one year or the equivalent of carbon dioxide generated by cars driving 2 million miles. Seiler & Drury Architecture has supported Plymouth Township by designing the Service and Devotion Memorial to be constructed in the Township, free of charge, giving many hours of their time.